Burlington High School is thrilled to
announce that it will present the modern holiday classic, Elf, as this year’s much anticipated musical. Performances will
take place December 6, 7, 13 and 14 at 7:30 pm and December 15 at 2:00 pm in
the Fogelberg Performing Arts Center of the high school.
Based on the 2003 blockbuster holiday
film starring Will Ferrell, Elf is a
whimsical story about Buddy, a young orphan who
mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North
Pole. The would-be elf is raised unaware that he is actually a human until his
enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With
Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his
birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh realities
that his father is on the naughty list and his half-brother doesn't even
believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New
York remember the true meaning of Christmas.
Leading the cast as the ever-animated Buddy The Elf is Lucas
Vaudo. He is joined by Isabella Gill as Jovie, Luis Villalta-Santana as Walter
Hobbs, Katie Clifford as Emily Hobbs, Ryan Brown as Michael Hobbs, Josh
Derome-Taylor as Santa, Rachad Mensanoui as Store Manager/Mr. Greenway,
Caroline O’Callaghan as Deb, Cam Noonan as Chadwick and Jensine Wagner as
Matthews.
Dance ensemble members and featured assorted roles include Katie
Surabian (co-choreographer), Grace Visco (choreographer assistant), Maeve
O’Callaghan, Erin O’Neil, Madison Bairos, Georgia Doherty, Vittoria Rodrigues,
Cathy Chang, Colleen McMakin and Julie Surabian.
Vocal ensemble members and featured assorted roles include Alexis
Rigolini, Sydney Hovasse, Avah Brehm,
Caroline Sciaratta, Seema Risman, Theo Visco, Allison Irwin, Maya Pandit
and M.E. Gendron.
Children’s ensemble includes Olivia Bunten, Ben Parillo, Sadie
Floyd, Aaran Fitzgerald, Lexi Gill, Tayah Fulciniti, Sofie Grossman, Isabel
Barnstein, Steven Noonan and Jad Abouzahra.
Creative staff includes John Middleton-Cox (Producer/Music
Director), Warren Scott Friedman (Director/Choreography Supervisor), Katie Ames
(Assistant Director), Peter Waldron (Set Designer), Greg Jutkiewicz (Light
Designer). Also, Johnny Cagno/Fantasy Factory Costumes (Costume Designer),
David Kolifrath (Stage Manager) and Madelyn Gooltz (Assistant Stage Manager).
Elf, The Musical is sure to make
everyone embrace their “inner elf!” Ticket prices are $10 for senior citizens
and students, $15 for adults. Tickets can be purchased at BurlingtonTheatre.com
or by phone at 781-A-FUN-TIC (781-238-6842). Burlington High School, an
accessible venue, is located at 123 Cambridge Street, Burlington MA.
